Camp Smith, Cairo, Illinois - Batteries Guarding the Upper Levee

Camp Smith, Cairo, Illinois - Batteries Guarding the Upper Levee

Wide camp view.

August 1861

Recto: "Artillery. // Dragoons Capt. Barker. // Camp Smith. Cairo. Batteries Guarding the upper levee. // Artillery. // Arbors covered with foliage like in Lagerbeer gardens. Skirmishers."

Verso: "Engrave this by all means. // Capt Smith's Artillery & Barker's Dragoons are the pet companies of Chicago, Illinois. The sketch is very accurate keep the character of the trees. I shall write the description to morrow [signed] HL."

Loss of paper at upper and lower right corners and top and bottom margins; pin pricks at upper left and center.

graphite on wove paper

7.75 x 10.75 in.

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

37.0408845, -89.19174

Original drawing location: CW-HL-IL-8/61a (Box 5.)

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4487

(Becker)CW-HL-IL-8/61a